GST Annual Return Due Date Extended for FY 2017-18

The due date of the GST Annual Return in Form GSTR-9 and reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C for FY 2017-18 was 31st January 2020.

After thousands of Taxpayers complained about the GST portal not working, the CBIC extends the last date of filing of GSTR 9 and GSTR 9 C for FY 2017-18 in a staggered manner of different groups of states to 3rd, 5th, and 7th February 2020.

In the first group of states includes states of Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana, and other territories will need to file their returns by 3rd Feb 2020.

The Second group includes states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat will need to file their returns by 5th Feb 2020.